Bammerboy321
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I'm nervous as fuuck
| FTBL Michigan week - Rose Bowl Edition...
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Rolltide24
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For you Albertville guys
Nice pictures @Rolltide24. Keep them coming hopefully with one at the end of the final scoreboard showing a Bama win.
Rolltide24
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We’ve won the talent game hands down. And I don’t mean the athletes.
We could send in the scout team gals and win that one...
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alabamajack
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This game is taking forever to get here. A lot more people seem to be leaning Michigan. Starting to get nervous.
The "smart" money in Vegas is on Michigan... but the "smart" money doesn't always prove right. Sounds like Proctor is questionable to play which would be a blow to the OL (on paper). But, overall... Bama's health is good, so can't complain about that.
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BamaFan334
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Enjoy! Roll Tide.
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Rolltide24
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That yardage… The attitude our guys had leading up to this is not showing. We have no confidence or energy.
Narrator: Vegas and the Sharps were indeed... correct.
Cavedaddy48
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This…. I just couldn’t figure it out but
something was REALLY “off” with Milroe tonight…his whole demeanor was just like “someone died” or “he’s hurt” or “he’s sick”…there was no energy…nothing. Even when the Tide pulled ahead…nothing.
Nothing_But_A_Winner00
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He choked
Rolltide24
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Agree. There was no LANK tonight.
We forget Milroe was a first year starter and this was a lot of pressure. It did not help the offensive play calls in the first half and 5 sacks. That would rattle anyone. He had NO time to even drop back much less complete a pass down the field. Needed shorter throws so he was able to get the ball out sooner. Maybe some draws and screens to slow down the pass rush. The shorter throws and WR screens did occur in the 2nd half. Not sure why it took so long.
Also was mentioned in another thread, what the heck was up with not getting #19 more touches? Mind boggling...
Also was mentioned in another thread, what the heck was up with not getting #19 more touches? Mind boggling...
@Rolltide24 How was the whole gameday experience, besides the game itself? Sounds like even with the improvements they've made, it's still a complete cluster to get parked, get in, and get to your seat... and once there, you best not get up or be in a hurry to get out after the game. That's how it was in 2009 when we went out there... Oddly enough, I don't remember it being too terrible in 2000, but crowds that day were lighter too.
I know some folks like Herbstreit and Klatt want the Rose Bowl to be the set national title destination every year... and while it looks great on TV, and the history of the place is awesome... what they don't understand is, their experience and the average fan's experience is world's apart. Their wish/idea ain't ever happening, but it's a horrible idea regardless.
Hope you had fun though despite the outcome... still a great opportunity to make some good memories with friends/family.
I know some folks like Herbstreit and Klatt want the Rose Bowl to be the set national title destination every year... and while it looks great on TV, and the history of the place is awesome... what they don't understand is, their experience and the average fan's experience is world's apart. Their wish/idea ain't ever happening, but it's a horrible idea regardless.
Hope you had fun though despite the outcome... still a great opportunity to make some good memories with friends/family.
Rolltide24
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Always a fun trip when my son is with me. Weather was beautiful, got to see some incredible eye candy Sunday night on NYE in downtown LA. The parade was a lot of fun, met some very nice locals there that let us sit in their chairs/space. Nice walk to the stadium. Met a wonderful retired couple that I noticed had an Alabama license plate on their car. Struck up a conversation and stayed a while. Season ticket holders from Stevenson that even got championship game tickets with their tickets somehow. They let us park our coats in their car during the game because the temps had gone up 17 degrees since the parade start. They made it a 4-day drive and planned to head straight to Houston if we’d won.
Stadium is cool to see, view was solid. Lots of great folks from both teams around us. A dad and 3 sons sat directly behind us, from Vancouver. We’re in town to visit family and saw this game was happening during their stay. Dad said they’d never been to a live football game but did everything he could to make tickets happen for his boys. They had an absolute blast and were Bama fans by the end.
The stadium is tired. Screens suck. Concession area is outside behind the stadium so that means underserved patrons since there is only one level of concessions and such. Lines were insane before the game and I heard just as bad during. We didn’t get up. Leaving the game was a nightmare. UM fans didn’t want to leave due to the post-game stuff, but Bama fans wanted to get the heck out. Exit tunnels are few and far between. Some folks got ugly trying to get out. Took probably 25-30 minutes to get out of the tunnel. 30 minute uphill walk back to the light rail for us. I’d hate to be stuck there in a car. Traffic likely took hours and not minutes to exit.
One thicker lady UM fan sat in the middle of our row and left 4-5 times. It’s a pain when someone has to walk past your seat. I told her on the 3rd trip she should have bought an aisle seat. Reminded her that on the next two trips afterward. And a group of frat boy Bama fans also left 4-5 times to keep getting beer. That part is very annoying because there is zero leg room and the rows are like 80-100 seats long.
All the fans we encountered during and after the game were nice. A number of times during the game they thought they’d lost and all but given up hope, only for us to resurrect it for them. Most realized they haven’t won anything in years and we’re happy to finally get a playoff win.
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